Centre, BJP suppressing media, ignoring actual problems, alleges Rajasthan CM Gehlot

By means of PTI

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday alleged that the BJP and the government-run by means of it on the Centre are suppressing the media, which handiest presentations debates on spiritual polarisation whilst ignoring actual problems.

Gehlot stated this expressing worry over India’s rating within the Press Freedom Index, wherein nation stood at one hundred and fiftieth spot amongst 180 countries.

“This means the distress of the Indian media,” Gehlot tweeted, including that the media will have to no longer come beneath the drive of the central authorities and reinforce other people.

He stated since Top Minister Narendra Modi-led authorities got here into energy on the Centre in 2014, there was a “vicious cycle of media suppression”.

The media is totally operating on the behest of the central authorities, BJP and RSS, he alleged.

“There may be such a lot worry within the media that as a substitute of unveiling the reality with equity and common sense, the protection is completed in some way that that they don’t face their displeasure,” Gehlot stated attacking the BJP.

“Nowadays, there’s large resentment amongst other people because of inflation and unemployment however there’s no dialogue within the media in this. They just display debates comparable to spiritual polarisation,” the CM stated.

Gehlot stated the general public will reinforce the media as soon as it begins taking over their problems.

“Then the central authorities won’t have the braveness to curb the media as it’s doing at this time,” Gehlot stated.